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Electra didn't know what to do. Her best friend lay on the floor unconscious, her father was visiting a friend in hospital and her Mother was still down the shop. She sprung up from her seat and stared at Etcetera, she was never any good in situations like this! But... She knew someone who was. Electra snatched her phone from her pocket and rang the smartest of her friends.
Jemima lay on her bed, she sighed and kicked her legs boredly on the sheets she lay on. Her mobile began to vibrate on her bedside table, she smiled and answered,
"You have reached the impeccably bored Jemima, how may I help?"
Electra's panicked voice reached her ears, she sighed, 'Probably lost her sweatband again...' Jemima thought.
"Ellie, calm down. Now what's wrong?" Jemima turned onto her back as Electra told her what had happened,
"What?! O-okay, calm down Ellie, I'll be right over!" With that, Jemima hung up.
There was a knock at the door, Electra ran over,
"Jemima!" she yelled as she opened the door, Jemima brushed her aside,
"There's no time, Ellie! Where is she?" Electra pointed at the kitchen and Jemima ran in, she put her hand on Etcetera's head and shivered at the coolness,
"Ellie, go call for an ambulance. I'll ring Victoria, she can tell the social workers and the rest of Etcy's family."
Electra dashed for the house phone and Jemima pulled out her mobile.
The woman on the other side of the phone, intimidated Electra greatly. How could someone stay so calm in such a situation? Was she a robot or something?
"We'll be over as fast as we can."
The line cut off, just as Electra yelled, "Fast isn't good enough!"
Victoria was having the time of her life, she was enjoying a day of shopping with her Mother, whom had taken a liking to her. Her phone began to ring, she rolled her eyes and sighed at her Mother,
"'Lo?" she answered agitatedly, Jemima's voice came to her ears, she sounded calm but there was a hint of panic to her voice.
"What d'you mean? Are you being serious?" Jemima responded and Victoria shook her head,
"Oh my... I'll be over right away!" Victoria hung up and put the phone in her jeans pocket,
"I have to go... There's a problem," Victoria didn't want to trouble her Mother with the details, Griddlebone looked at her through her eyelashes,
"What is it, sweetie?" her sickly voice oozed over Victoria, forcing her to tell her that Etcetera had collapsed. Griddlebone rolled her eyes,
"She's doing it for attention. Come, come, darling. Now, how do I look in this? I'm attending a cocktail party later..."
Victoria shook her head in disbelief, she dropped the bags she had been holding and legged it out of the store, ignoring the yells from her Mother.
Jemima sighed as Victoria hung up, it seemed she was out. Jemima rang up Pouncival, if Victoria was out, chances was she'd forget to ring to tell Pounce and Tumble. Pouncival answered,
"Pounce? It's Jemima."
Pouncival grinned, "Hey Jemima! I'm glad you called!"
Jemima talked fast but calmly, Pounce could hear sirens going off in the background. She explained what was happening,
"Please say this is some kind of sick joke..." he said desperately, Jemima answered, confirming the truth. He clenched his fist and hit the pillow, hanging up on Jemima.
The ambulance had arrived, Etcetera was taken away on a stretcher. Victoria rushed over, closely followed by a worried Tumblebrutus and Pouncival.
"We need to follow them!" Pounce yelled, Jemima shook her head,
"No, we'll wait for Jenny and then she'll give us a lift. I'm guessing you didn't tell Prudence?" she said, referring to the four's social worker. Tumble shook his head, Pouncival went to Jemima and grabbed her wrists,
"There's no time! She could die Jemima!" he yelled, his large hands clenching around her tiny wrists.
"Pounce, she won't die," she replied firmly, "She's going to be fine. Now get off my wrists, you're hurting me."
Pouncival let go of her wrists and turned around harshly, "You just don't understand," he hissed. Jemima froze, she took a step forward and went to touch his shoulder, but saw Victoria shake her head at her, silently telling her to leave him be, and merely whimpered,
"Let's go inside... I'll make us all a cup of tea..."
Jenny hummed a merry tune as she drove in her car, the few carrier bags she had was in the back seat and she listened happily to the 'golden oldies' on the radio.
Still humming, she pulled up outside of her house and got the bags from the seats. She walked into her house, and into the kitchen. Her mood fell, as she was greeted to a crying Electra and Victoria, a pacing Pouncival and an anxious looking Tumble and Jemima.
"What's wrong?"
Jemima looked up on the arrival of Jennyanydots, she exhaled and said,
"Etcy collapsed, she's in the hospital..."
Pouncival gave a sound like one of a wounded animal, making Jemima flinch. Jenny sighed,
"Oh dear... Okay everyone, out to the car, we'll go visit her now," Jennyanydots looked at Tumblebrutus, "Does your social worker know?"
He shook his head, "No ma'am."
Jennyandot's sighed, "Oh very well... Phone them on the way down, hon."
Tumblebrutus nodded, Jennyanydots clapped her hands, "Off we go then..."